Clothes-pin.



No. 669,863. Patented Mar. I2, mm.

"W. A. slrmons. CLOTHES PIN.

(Application filed May 8, 1900.]

(No Modal.)

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WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, OF CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI.

CLOTHES-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 669,863, dated March12, 1901.

Application filed May 8, 1900- Serial No. 15,985. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, of the city of California,Moniteau county, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothesdins, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to clothes-pins; and it consists of the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown,described, and claimed.

The object of this invention is to construct an improved clothes-pinformed of a single strand of wire and provide means whereby it issuspended from the clothes-line when not in operative use.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a clothesline and garment, showingmy improved clothes-pin in operative posit-ion thereon. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the pin, showing the manner in which it is suspendedfrom the line when not in use. Figs. 3 and 4 are side and front views,respectively, showing my improved clothes-pin detached from thesuspending-link.

My improved clothes-pin consists of a single strand of wire bent to forma clamp. After the wire has been cut the desired length and has beenbent in the required form it consists of a central U-shaped portion 1,its parallel portions 2 extending upwardly and formed into double coils3, which form the upper end of the pin The parallel portions 4,terminating from the coils 3, extend downwardly, their free ends beingbent, as indicated at 5. The parallel portions 2 and 4 when seen in sideview are bent sufliciently to form aclam p, the ends and the U-shapedportion forming a flaring opening at the lower end of said pin, theupper ends of these parts being apparently in contact, which are allowedto spread when the same is placed over the line and garment. Theparallel portions 2 and 4 are identical in appearance and form awedgeshaped opening 6, in whichthe line is adapted to be clutched.Around the parallel men1- ber of the U -shaped portion a link 7 isplaced, said link being constructed of sufficient width to permit freepassage upon the line, and its ends 8 are both bent outwardly inopposite directions and sufficiently close to prevent the pin frombecomingaccidentally discon nected therefrom. The link is placed overthe line through the space caused by the spreading of its ends 8, thepurpose of the link being to retain the pin upon the line when the sameis not supporting a garment, as shown in Fig. 2, thus preventing saidpin from becoming lost. It is also of sufficient length to allow the pinto be placed free from the flounces on a garment when placed insupporting position and it assumes the position as shown in Fig. 1. Thepin by means of said link may be conveyed to any point upon the line bythe mere shifting of the same by the hand.

I claim- 1. A clothes-pin, consisting of a wire bent to form a U -shapedcentral portion 1,0f which the parallel portions 2. extend upwardly andare formed into double coils 3, which coils cross each other, the endsof the Wire extending downwardly between the side of the U- shapedcentral portion, substantially as specified.

2. A clothes-pin consisting of a wire bent to form a U -shaped centralportion 1,0f which the parallel portions 2 extend upwardly and areformed into double coils 3, which coils cross each other, the ends ofthe wire extending downwardly between the side of the U- shaped centralportion in combination with an elongated link for suspending the saidclothes-pin to the wire, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. SIMMONS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. LONGAN, ALFRED A. EIoKs.

